Monet Mazur

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Monet Mazur
Born
Monet Happy Mazur

(1976-04-17) April 17, 1976 (age 48)
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children2
Parent

Monet Happy Mazur (born April 17, 1976) is an American actress. [1] [2] [3]

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Life

Mazur was born in Los Angeles, California, [1] the daughter of Ruby Mazur, an illustrator known for creating the "tongue" logo for the Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice" single jacket, and a former model. [2] Mazur is the oldest of four siblings and the only daughter – their given names were taken from the surnames of famous artists (Monet, a brother named for Matisse, and twin brothers named for Cézanne and Miro). [3] Mazur is of Jewish ancestry on her father's side. [3] [4] Mazur's cousin is Epic Mazur of the band Crazy Town, in which she appeared in the music video to their song "Revolving Door" alongside Kimberly Stewart. [5]

In April 2005, Mazur married British film director Alex de Rakoff. They have two sons, born in 2005 and 2011. [4] [6] In July 2018, the couple filed for divorce. [7]

Career

Mazur began modeling and acting in her teens. One of her most well-known ad campaigns is the three TV commercials for Gap she did with director Adam Daelay in 1999: "Everybody in Cords", "Everybody in Leather" and "Everybody in Vests", in which she sings. She has appeared in a number of widely released films in the past several years, including Torque , Dead Man Running , Monster-in-Law , Stoned , and Just Married . She has also appeared in several television series, including Castle, CSI: Miami , Cold Case , Strange World , Chuck , and Rizzoli & Isles .

Early in the first (2009) season of the television series NCIS: Los Angeles , Mazur appeared in a single episode as a Secret Service agent who is enamored with Chris O'Donnell's lead character. While the role was potentially to be recurring, Mazur’s character did not reappear on the series. [8] She appeared in three episodes, over the first three seasons of Castle as Gina, the publisher and second ex-wife of character Richard Castle.

Since 2018 she has played Laura Baker in The CW drama series, All American , which was renewed for a sixth season in January 2023, and renewed for a seventh season in June 2024.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Addams Family Values Flirting Woman
1995Raging AngelsLila
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Mod Girl
1998 Welcome to Hollywood Girlfriend at Audition
1999 The Mod Squad Howard's Girlfriend - Sally
1999 Mystery Men Becky Beaner
2001 Blow Maria
2001 Angel Eyes Kathy Pogue
2001 The Learning Curve Georgia
2002 40 Days and 40 Nights Candy
2002 Stark Raving Mad Vanessa
2002 Comic Book Villains KikiDirect-to-video film
2002 Kiss the Bride Antonia 'Toni' Sposato
2003 Just Married Lauren
2004 Torque Shane
2005 Monster-in-Law Fiona
2005 In Memory of My Father Monet
2005 Stoned Anita Pallenberg
2006 Whirlygirl Whirlygirl
2007 Live! Abalone
2008 The Last International Playboy Carolina
2008 The House Bunny Cassandra
2009 Dead Man Running Frankie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Days of Our Lives Brandee Fields4 episodes
1995KansasLindsayTelevision film
1995 Party of Five EricaEpisodes: "Ready or Not", "Falsies"
1999 King of Queens JulieEpisode: "Train Wreck"
1999 Strange World Cassandra TysonEpisode: "Lullaby"
1999 Jack & Jill Laurie TindellEpisode: "Not Just a River in Egypt"
2006Capitol LawKatjaUnsold TV pilot
2007 CSI: Miami Lindsay WadeEpisode: "Born to Kill"
2007 Cold Case Margot Chambers '89Episode: "Thick as Thieves"
2009 Dark Blue Liz FrancoEpisode: "Ice"
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles Secret Service Agent Natalie GiordanoEpisode: "Keepin' It Real"
2009-2010 Castle Gina Griffin / Gina CowellEpisodes: "Flowers for Your Grave", "A Deadly Game", & "Anatomy of a Murder"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Heidi CusterEpisode: "Doctor Who"
2010 The Good Guys The CleanerEpisode: "The Whistleblower"
2010 Chuck BarbaraEpisode "Chuck Versus the Leftovers"
2012 Adopting Terror Fay HopkinsTelevision film
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Georgette WilkinsEpisode: "Money Maker"
2015Love Is a Four-Letter WordN/ATelevision film
2018–present All American Laura Fine-BakerMain role

Other credits

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